Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Speedwell, TN
M 2.6
Latest: 3:07 pm EST on 4 January 2026 · 10 km (6 mi) NE of Speedwell, TN
The most recent earthquake near Speedwell was M 2.6, 10 km (6 mi) NE of Speedwell, TN, at 3:07 pm EST on 4 January 2026. 5 people reported feeling it to USGS.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 33 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.8 on 20 January 2020, 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Speedwell, TN
- Reported felt
- 22 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 33
- 2.6 10 km (6 mi) NE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 5
- 2.3 24 km (15 mi) W of Speedwell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.3 9 km (6 mi) SE of Speedwell, TN
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) NE of Speedwell, TN
- 1.8 13 km (8 mi) ESE of Speedwell, TN
- 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 1
- 1.8 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 4
- 2.8 14 km (9 mi) SE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 9
- 2.3 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.0 19 km (12 mi) ESE of Speedwell, TN
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Speedwell, TN
- 2.8 21 km (13 mi) W of Speedwell, TN · felt by 26
- 2.1 22 km (14 mi) SSE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.5 27 km (17 mi) SE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 3
- 2.7 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Speedwell, TN · felt by 44
- 2.4 15 km (9 mi) W of Speedwell, TN · felt by 37
- 3.8 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Speedwell, TN · felt by 7,902
- 2.8 14 km (9 mi) WSW of Speedwell, TN · felt by 31
- 3.0 21 km (13 mi) ESE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 83
- 3.4 22 km (14 mi) SE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 1,709
- 2.2 15 km (9 mi) WNW of Speedwell, TN · felt by 3
- 2.3 26 km (16 mi) SE of Speedwell, TN
- 2.2 24 km (15 mi) ESE of Speedwell, TN
- 2.1 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 2
- 2.7 21 km (13 mi) SE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 6
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) NNW of Speedwell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.4 13 km (8 mi) NE of Speedwell, TN
- 2.3 21 km (13 mi) SE of Speedwell, TN
- 2.4 11 km (7 mi) SE of Speedwell, TN
- 2.0 13 km (8 mi) S of Speedwell, TN
- 2.2 8 km (5 mi) NNW of Speedwell, TN · felt by 5
- 2.3 23 km (14 mi) SE of Speedwell, TN · felt by 1
- 2.6 14 km (9 mi) WNW of Speedwell, TN · felt by 2
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Speedwell time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Speedwell are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Speedwell; dots are the 33 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Speedwell.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Fincastle 17 km · Middlesboro 22 km · Maynardville 24 km · New Tazewell 24 km · Blaine 37 km · Rutledge 38 km
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